Well, it isn't the devil but hell did my heart pound when this guy landed in front of the camouflage. I have been shooting with flashes, but I would like to share this silhouette with you first. Perhaps I'll post a nice flight shot later on. This is however, how I normally see the Eagle Owl, Bubo bubo, - silhouetted against the dark night sky. Adding to the scene, the male was sitting close by hooting its melancholic cries.
Shooting with the D3 at night is brilliant, with calibrated colours even at 1600 ISO, and very little noise. The picture above have no noise reduction.
In 2006 National Geographic’s Traveler Magazine ranked the world’s most-visited world heritage sites according to how well they safeguard the distinctive features that qualified them for UNESCO status. The West Norwegian Fjords topped the list, ahead of destinations such as the Great Wall of China, Egypt’s pyramids, the Victoria Falls in Zambia and the Galapagos Islands.
For us that live here, the fjords are more than often considered hinderings to communication. Due to the many blue veins penetrating our west coast it can take hours to cover rather short distances. Sometimes you come around a bend and see the target of your journey just on the other side of what seems a small stream of crystal blue water. However, it will take you one hour to drive into the bottom of the fjord and the same back out on the other side. For some this might cause serious frustration, and they build bridges. For others they make excellent motives.
No doubt the fjords look better without bridges, and people choose to live there nevertheless.
PS! Norwegian fjords are stunning, but if someone like to see more images from the Antarctic trip in November they are now just available at Nature Picture Library on this link. www.naturepl.com
All images are taken with the amazing Nikon D3x in Hardanger and Lysefjorden, the Pulpit Rock.
The book presenting the natural and cultural history, as well as the wildlife of Kjør is now ready to be ordered. The book covers the magic islands of Kjør and goes into depth on the hidden life of the Grey Seal, Halichoerus grypus, living there. The book is on both Norwegian and English.
You can get more details on the format and prices, as well as a preview from the book on my website www.wildphoto.no.
Order your copy by sending an e-mail to: roy@wildphoto.no
Lately I have been working with a new design for my website www.wildphoto.no. Finally I feel comfortable publishing the site, and now I can't wait to hear your response.
The WildPhoto website is not a large display of my archives, even if there are some updated galleries, but more a presentation to what WildPhoto has to offer. Feel free to take the tour, and visit my image library partners Samfoto and Nature Picture Library to see more of my images.
I would like to take the opportunity to mention the fine publishing solution called Destinet, created by the marketing company Destino, used on the WildPhoto website. It is easy to use and simple to update. So now I have no excuse for not keeping my website up to date.
Last night I was out checking my Badgers den in the beautiful sunny evening. Unfortunately I couldn't find any fresh signes of the Badger. As I slowly walked through the area I was suddenly aware of a pair of Roe Deer under the trees. I crept closer as the sun went further down towards the horizon. The male was constantly looking around, almost nervously, but I believe he was looking for his mate who just left to find her young ones hiding in the tall grass (I found them later in the night). Every now and then his head popped into the sun. I under exposed the picture 3 steps in order to get a dark background and only an outline reflecting the animals presence. After a while it came into the clearing in front of me and I got some nice backlit images, just as I was hoping for. I have been trying to get this kind of images of Roe Deer before, but never succeeded. I was quit happy with these shots. Do you like them?
